South San Juan Broadband • Entered by Anne Dal Vera on September 30, 2020
Grazing monitoring backpack
August 22, 2020 – August 23, 2020
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 1 |
| Post Admin hours | 3 |
| Activity Hours | 18 |
| Participants | 3 |
| Total Hours | 58 |
Key Issue: Livestock Grazing Management
Activity Type: Stewardship (monitoring, sampling, planting, etc.)
Key Partners: San Juan NF
Landscape/area: San Juan National Forest (1864595 acres)
Measurable Outcomes
Outcome 1: Trail/land monitored (19 miles)
Outcome 2: Hiked (19 miles)
Short Description of Activity
one group of 3 backpacked 2 days. The other group of 4 hiked one day in the Dutch Creek Alottment, making observations and taking photos. A report was filed with the Forest Service.
Reflection/Evaluation
Conditions were grim and do not meet FS standards for utilization in the majority of the drainage. We will meet with the SJNF range program manager and Columbine District Ranger to discuss our findings and ask what will be done to prevent impacts in the future.